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Sakrejda, Iwona

Iwona Sakrejda

Name: Iwona Sakrejda

Age: 56

Project: Open Science Grid

Position: Systems Analyst

Institution: NERSC-LBNL

Nationality: Polish-US

Favourite IT technology: all
   
1. What's your role within grid computing?
  I work on the Magellan project, evaluating cloud technology for DOE-funded computing. Within that project I deploy Open Science Grid servers on virtual platforms.
 
2. Why did you get in to grid?
  I was involved in Atlas and STAR computing and those collaborations embraced grid from the very beginning and so did I. I was fascinated by a possibility of efficient management of distributed and diverse computing resources and environments. We could be big and useful without being all the same, all in one place.
 
3. What did you study at university?
  Physics.
 
4. What did you want to be at school?
  Elementary - a sailor junior high - a math teacher high school - a physicist
 
5. What are the highlights of your job?
  Collaborating with people all over the world. Solving fascinating problems.
 
6. What are the lowlights of your job?
  When that pager goes off at 2am.....
 
7. What do you do when you're not at work?
  I love gardening (I am trying to document it, but gardening is more fun so documenting suffers.... ) and weaving when the weather is bad. I enjoy swimming (free style for a free spirit) and skiing.
 
8. What are your goals for the next year?
  To have 365 interesting days........
 
9. Would you encourage your children to get in to grid and IT?
  I did......
 
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  Do I have to?
 
 
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